D&D 5E (2014) Which Demon Lord(s) are associated with orcs

bmcdaniel · Jan 17, 2015

Both my D&D lore and my google-fu are failing me. Do any of the known demon lords have established relationships with orcs? Obviously I need to know for my tribe of demon-worshipping orcs.

Thanks
Brian

Wolfskin · Jan 17, 2015

I don't think orcs associate with demon lords that much- they have their own pantheon of evil gods, but they're not demons.

If I had to a tribe of orcs trucking with a demon lord, though, I'd go with Orcus- just for the sake of the pun

steeldragons · Jan 17, 2015

Any ones you want...or make up.

Plaguescarred · Jan 17, 2015

In FR, orcs have been associated with tanar'ri in the past. Tanarukks were orcs whose blood had been tainted by an evil outsider, in many cases a tanar'ri demon. They originated as orc-demon crossbreeds in the region around Hellgate Keep.

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Tanarukk

MonsterEnvy · Jan 17, 2015

Pretty much Orcs tend to focus on the Orc God Gruumsh and others of the Orc Pantheon. If you want them to worship a Demon Lord there are a lot of choices, but I can't think of any that really work for the Orcs. It would probably be easier to say that Gruumsh has some Demon Servants.

TerraDave · Jan 17, 2015

This is the problem with all the "lore" that has been dumped on D&D...I think demon worshiping orcs are much cooler then Gruumsh worshiping ones.

Klaus · Jan 17, 2015

Any reason why Gruumsh couldn't be considered a Demon Lord? He *is* CE now.

Rappan Athuk had Orcus-worshipping orcs.

Remathilis · Jan 17, 2015

Officially? No.

Good choices? Orcus is always fun. So would Baphomet.

MonsterEnvy · Jan 17, 2015

Remathilis said:
Officially? No.

Good choices? Orcus is always fun. So would Baphomet.

Baphomet would probably work the best outside of using Gruumsh. Orcus despite the name probably would not be the best what with the entire hates life thing and everything should become undead.

I'm A Banana · Jan 18, 2015

TerraDave said:
This is the problem with all the "lore" that has been dumped on D&D...I think demon worshiping orcs are much cooler then Gruumsh worshiping ones.

It's kind of academic, no? Evil God vs. Evil Demon Lord only really matters if you care about the "lore" on a deep level anyway, so for most games, who is to say that Gruumsh isn't a Demon Lord? As far as the PC's and the world is concerned, would that fine distinction really matter?